When a physical property such as charge exists in discrete "packets" rather than in continuous amounts, the property is said to be: w) discontinuous x) abrupt y) quantized z) noncontinuous

When a physical property such as charge exists in discrete "packets" rather than in continuous amounts, the property is said to be: w) discontinuous x) abrupt y) quantized z) noncontinuous
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